’90210′ appoints new showrunner
February 27, 2009 in News by Cameron
Rebecca Rand Kirshner Sinclair - Former 'Gilmore Girls' scribe, is set to take '90210' into the future.
Rebecca Rand Kirshner Sinclair is set to take over the reins of The CW’s 90210. The producer/scribe has inked a new seven-figure deal with CBS Paramount, to helm the high school drama for the 2010-11 season.
This new deal will most likely see current head honchos Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah step down at the end of this season.
Sinclair boarded the 90210 school bus as an executive producer September last year, and has been credited with helping the new 90210 find its feet.
But Sinclair admits her early experience on the teen series was rocky, ”I felt the show was confused and too cynical for me.”
But something happened around the making of episode 17, ”I started to see my voice,” Sinclair said.
“I found myself invested in the potential of the show. I want to change it; I want to make it good. It has the potential to be an iconic, modern, stylish teen drama.”
Like Gossip Girl, Sinclair hopes 90210 will become the Californian equivalent of teen style and fashion next season.
Next season will also see former Gilmore Girls alumni Jennie Snyder and Gayle Abrams join the staff.
90210 return Tuesday, March 31, in its new 9 p.m. time slot on The CW –- out of the American Idol war path. Original cast member’s Tori Spelling and Jason Priestly will make their return to Beverly Hills, with Priestly set to direct an episode.
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